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1、,Unit 2 English Around the World,Pre-reading,With your partner, list the countries that use English as an official language. Which country do you think has the most English learners?,THE ROAD TO MODERN ENGLISH,Reading,official 官方的 voyage 航行, 航海 native 本国的, 本地的 present 现在的、出席的 gradually 逐渐地 vocabular
2、y 词汇,New words,actually 事实上 latter 后者的 identity 身份 fluent 流利的 Singapore 新加坡 Malaysia 马来西亚 frequently 频繁地,Prediction,Read the title “The road to modern English” and predict (预测) what the passage is mainly about?,Task 1: skimming,Whats the text mainly about?the _ of English2. The text is developed mai
3、nly by _?A. place B. time C. people,history/ development,Task 2: scanning,Match the number of the paragraph with the meaning of each part.,Para. 1,Many people all over the world speak English.,Para. 2,Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.
4、,Para. 3-4,Languages change when cultures meet and communicate with one another.,English is spoken as a foreign or second language in South Asia.,Para. 5,Task 3: Fill in the form,Please read the passage carefully and fill in the form (according to the time).,German,Danish,French,In the 1600s,In 1620
5、,Australia,dictionaries,India,Singapore,Malaysia,South Africa,time,place,Language can change with time.,Language can change when cultures communicate with each other.,Conclusion:,Task 4: listening and comprehending,Choose the correct answer,1.English has/had the most speakers_. Nowadays B. when the
6、British ruled many parts of the world C. in the time of Shakespeare D. in the 12th century,2.According to the text, which of the following statement is TRUE? A. Languages always stay the same B. Languages change only after wars C. Languages no longer change D. Languages change when cultures change,3
7、. From AD 450 to 1150, English sounded more like_? A. French B. Chinese C. German D. Russian,4. Shakespeares English was spoken around _? A. 1400s B. 1150s C. 450s D. 1600s,5. Which country has the fastest growing number of English speakers in the world?A. AustraliaB. ChinaC. IndiaD. Britain,Task 5:
8、 discussion,As we all know, English is widely used in many fields, While Chinese is spoken by the largest speakers. Do you think Chinese will become an international language all over the world in the near future?,1.Recite the new words of the first part. 2.Read the passage carefully and preview the language points in this passage.,HOMEWORK,Thank you!,
